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Escape with Shari Belafonte to Mexico City and climb up the pyramids of Teotihuacan. Explore the Reforma, Zocolo, and the Zona Rosa, and appreciate the architecture of Guadalajara. Set off for the tranquill beaches of Puerto Vallarta, and while in Cuernavaca, visit glitzy Ixtapa. Remember the beach where Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman meet at the end of Shawshank Redemption? Well, Shari visits Zihuatanejo too. Marvel at the wealth of silver in Taxco, tour the Palace of Cortes, explore pre-Aztec pyramids in Xochicalco, and peruse the marketplaces of Oaxaca. Finally, after a well-traveled journey, relax and unwind in Puerto Escondido.

Amador County is in the very heart of California’s Gold Country, where prospectors flocked to find their fortunes 150 years ago. Simon talks to folklorist Robert Richards about the area’s history, visits the Montevina Winery, and checks out the local accommodations and attractions. In Sutter Creek, it is always 1898 in the Monteverde Store Museum

Big Bend is a vertical wilderness of sheer rock, carving water, and tall skies. It is a land of jaw-dropping cliffs, ancient rock, and craggy spires. It can be overwhelming in its rugged brilliance, yet intimate enough to feel like time is standing still.

To find the Giants of Tula, we must walk in the footsteps of the Toltecs. In 750 A.D., the Toltecs built unique monuments in their new capital Tollen, or Tula, in Central Mexico. Only a few of the ruins of this once great city survived the passage of time.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is the perfect setting to watch land being born. Stand in awe before the power of a volcanic eruption, and witness new land form before your very eyes from Earth’s molten furnace of life.